Kalle Jents (born 22 June 1957, in

Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...

) is an Estonian politician who represented the

Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party ( et, Eesti Reformierakond) is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" ( et, Oravapartei). It was founded in 1994 by Si ...

in the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

from 2011 to 2015. He graduated from the Nuia Secondary School in 1975 (also known as

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Gymnasium) and from the Law Faculty of the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in 1980. In 1989, he worked with the

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as the ideological secretary of the

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

District Commission. From 1992 to 2007, he was the chairman of AS Hetika. He has been a member of the

since 3 August 2004. He is also a part of the Reform Party Council. He was a member of

City Council from 1989 to 1992, and again from 2005 to 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he was the mayor of Viljandi. He became the mayor after the transfer of former mayor

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to the Riigikogu.Viljandi linnapeaks sai Kalle Jents
30 March 2007 He was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs in the Riigikogu. He was a member of committees concerning foreign relations with

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, the

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, and

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. He was also a member of the Multilingual Support Committee, the Sports and Fitness Aid Support Committee and the Järva and

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

Committee.

Personal life

Jents is married and the father of two daughters.

References

External links

Business Registry Query

Kalle Jents' profile on the Riigikogu's website

Kalle Jents annetas kogu oma aastapalga Reformierakonnale
Delfi, 25 May 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jents, Kalle 1957 births Living people People from Karksi-Nuia Communist Party of Estonia politicians Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 University of Tartu alumni 20th-century Estonian politicians